Zebrafish eyes are similar to ours. We share all the major structures, such as a single lens to focus light, a retina with photoreceptor cells to detect light, and a liquid-filled cavity between the ...

This praying mantis that appears to be looking at us with a dubious expression is a budwing mantis. It is so named because the females have very small, rounded wings, giving the appearance of a flower ...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that HHMI Investigator Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Morten Meldal of University of Copenhagen, and K. Barry Sharpless of Scripps ...

CRISPR has sparked a renaissance in genome editing. Now, next-generation CRISPR technologies let scientists modify the genome more efficiently and precisely than before. Such tools could one day serve ...

A new type of DNA editing enzyme, developed in HHMI Investigator David Liu’s lab, lets scientists directly and permanently change single base pairs of DNA from A•T to G•C. The process could one day ...

Thousands of undergraduate students contribute to new study that broadens understanding of genetic diversity of bacteriophages. Over the last seven years, thousands of undergraduate students have ...

The goal of the Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program is to reach, recruit, and retain individuals from the diverse talent pool of early career scientists in the United States. Through their successful ...

New experiments help explain how the brain speeds up or slows down movement. What if you couldn’t move faster even when you wanted to? Researchers thought that the part of the brain that determines ...

Janelia scientists are learning how animals adjust their physical exertion as changes in the environment or their own bodies alter how efficiently they move. Janelia Senior Group Leader, Janelia ...

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Working with research universities to identify barriers to inclusion and build inclusive learning environments through a multi-institution learning community. A subset of the community receives $2.5 ...

View the profile of Eric R. Kandel, MD, Investigator Emeriti at HHMI from Columbia University.